Friday, May 14, 2010

Time Warner Cable takes DOCSIS 3.0 to 290 Mbps

Internet speeds ranging as high as a dizzying 300 Mbps had previously only been achieved in laboratory settings. However, at The Cable Show 2010, Time Warner Cable demonstrated Internet speeds of 290 Mbps downstream with 90 Mbps upstream. That's taking DOCSIS 3.0 speeds to a whole new level. These super high speeds were reached through a demo TWC set up using an Arris cable modem and termination system (it also used Motorola modems) connected to the Time Warner Cable headend at the Cable Show in Los Angeles.

This display provided a strong response to a recent claim by Alcatel Lucent of DSL speeds reaching up to 300 Mbps. The demonstration by Time Warner Cable showed Internet speeds traveling up to 22 miles from the headend, while the DSL touted by Alcatel is something that could only go 10 feet in the lab. Hmmm.

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I'm a Insight Customer as well. I previously lived in Holland where my Internet was 100Mbps down and up and Unlimited. When I lived in Michigan, Verizon's VIOS offered 50/20. The problem you have from what I have been told is you have not invested into Fiber infrastructure. And too many of your customer have the 20.0 package and don't use it. The lines are shared so they have to set up a amount for each person and limit. I say you open the lines. Monitor how much each Resident uses and offer them a package based on what they need not what they are up sold. Grandma who reads her email every now and then does not need 20Megs more like 5 or less for that matter.
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sineswiper: I would DIE to have DSL. I'm stuck with satellite or dialup. PLEASE, Insight, ROLL OUT BROADBAND across your ENTIRE service area! We recently cut our subscription after over ten years of being paying customers because we're going over to Dish Network because you don't offer ANY HD here! Or any digital service at all!

Personally, I've been happy with my service. I've seen the competition with my mother-in-law's service in Bardstown, KY. They either have a choice of satellite, which sucks and is expensive, or Bardstown Cable, which sucks worse, or DSL, which is a joke.

Completely agree with the well-stated post by Brian. Mr. Willner, WHEN WILL WE GET THE "NEW" HD CHANNELS YOU ADVERTISED IN JANUARY!!!! Other providers have had these for YEARS!!! Insight is like having "dial-up" AOL when everyone around us is zooming past us.

Let me get this right. TimeWarner has proven 300Mbps over cable yet Insight *STILL* has not rolled out 30Mbps in Louisville.

While I'm an Insight customer (only due to lack of choice in Louisville), I cannot understand your posts. You continuously write about what *other* network providers are doing for increased speed. Yet, your own Insight colleagues have not communicated what Insight's plans are to select an implementation date for 30.0 service, much less the jump to 100Mbs and higher speeds.